Subject: misc/5341: ttys(5) does not mention sending a SIGHUP to init
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <abs@mono.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/21/1998 21:52:03
>Number: 5341
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: ttys(5) does not mention sending a SIGHUP to init
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: misc-bug-people (Misc Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue Apr 21 22:05:00 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: David Brownlee
>Organization:
<a href="http://www.mono.org/">Monochrome</a>
>Release: 1.3.1
>Environment:
System: NetBSD lapton.anim.dreamworks.com 1.3.1 NetBSD 1.3.1 (_LAPTON_) #0: Tue Mar 24 14:27:08 PST 1998 root@lapton.anim.dreamworks.com:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/_LAPTON_ i386
>Description:
init(8) re-reads /etc/ttys upon receipt of a SIGHUP. ttys(5) does
not mention this, which could cause unnecessary anguish for a novice
administrator.
>How-To-Repeat:
etc
>Fix:
--- ttys.5.orig Tue Apr 21 21:42:07 1998
+++ ttys.5 Tue Apr 21 21:48:57 1998
@@ -118,6 +118,22 @@
will execute
.Em before
starting the command specified by the second field.
+.Pp
+After changing the
+.Nm
+file a
+.Dv SIGHUP
+signal can be sent to
+.Xr init 8
+with the command
+.Dq Li "kill \-s HUP 1" .
+On receipt of this signal,
+.Xr init 8
+will re-read the
+.Nm
+file and spawn any necessary
+.Xr getty 8
+processes.
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Bd -literal
# root login on console at 1200 baud
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: